Japan plans to deliver humans to the moon in 2030, according to a new report from Japan's aerospace exploration Agency (JAXA).

For the first time JAXA has demonstrated the intention to send Japanese astronauts outside the International space station, and it is likely to be part of the international mission, said the Agency.

The announcement from Japan is only the latest in a series of ambitious plans for space exploration by Asian countries, with growing competition for space power and prestige in the region repeats the space race of the cold war of the mid-20th century. In December 2016, China announced the planning landing of the Rover on Mars by 2020 and a manned mission to the moon in the future.

In the first half of 2018 India plans to launch its second unmanned lunar mission in 2008, she became the fourth country for planting its flag on the moon after the US, Russia and China. At the moment, the Indian manned mission is not carried out. India sent a probe to Mars in 2014.

The JAXA proposal was submitted to the Ministry of education, culture, sports, science and technology of Japan, which is responsible for the direction of space exploration in the country. Press Secretary of JAXA said that the new plan is not to send to the moon exclusively Japanese rocket that would be extremely costly, but rather to contribute to a multinational manned lunar probe.

The press Secretary said that the plan for future space exploration Japan will be discussed with the group during the International forum for space research of Japan in March 2018.
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